Jesus of Nazareth (1977) Uncut - BD Released 2015 - Blu-ray Forum

Qaenos · 10-22-2015, 07:24 PM

The 1977 TV Mini-series, released on Australian BD 2015.

The content:

- This is the uncut release, as far as I can tell. The scenes with Judas that everyone wonders about are included in this release. As it's encoded on the disc, the whole thing (including credits, "coming up in the next episode", etc.) clocks in at 6:40:10. However, take this with a grain of salt. It's hard to compare running times for many reasons. For example, this particular Blu-ray is encoded in true 24 fps, not 23.976 fps which is the US standard. Other releases are encoded in PAL (25 fps). It says uncut on the box, and I believe it.

The technical details:

- Single BD-50 Disc (!!!).
- Disc is marked Region B, but it plays fine on a US PS3 so it must be region free
- DTSHD-MA 2.0 English is the only audio option
- H.264 24p (not 23.976p, but real 24p), average video bitrate of about 13.6 Mbps
- 1.333 : 1 ratio (not 1.37 : 1 Academy)
- There are no subtitles / captions of any kind on the disc
- There are no commentaries, trailers or extras of any kind. This is an extremely barebones release.

Picture quality:

When I opened the package up and saw that it was only one disc for 6.5 hours of footage, I got nervous that the picture quality would suck. However, it looks pretty good to me. Doesn't seem to have any obvious artifacts. Footage looks pretty clean, probably DNR'd, but don't quote me. Low light scenes (and they are many) have contrast issues, but not grain issues. If anything, it's a little soft overall. Not the best looking BD by any stretch, but nothing you'd be embarrassed about. For a 1977 mini-series, I'd say it looks good. I think they got away with such a low bitrate because they didn't waste any space on additional audio languages or extras. Also, with the 4:3 framing, there is a lot of black bar space that takes up picture area that they don't need to waste bits encoding. If this was a full 16:9 image, they probably would have had to go to a second disc, or artifacts would be noticeable. Just a guess.

Audio Quality:

- It's in true stereo. Sounds ok, nothing to write home about.

Overall:

I'm happy with it. I don't have the Mexican or Spanish release, but I'd guess the picture quality is pretty comparable, even though the Spanish release has a higher bitrate. Audio is fine. My main gripe is the lack of subtitles.

10-22-2015, 07:24 PM	#1
Qaenos Active Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2012	Jesus of Nazareth (1977) Uncut - BD Released 2015 400m Jesus of Nazareth Blu-ray The 1977 TV Mini-series, released on Australian BD 2015. The content: - This is the uncut release, as far as I can tell. The scenes with Judas that everyone wonders about are included in this release. As it's encoded on the disc, the whole thing (including credits, "coming up in the next episode", etc.) clocks in at 6:40:10. However, take this with a grain of salt. It's hard to compare running times for many reasons. For example, this particular Blu-ray is encoded in true 24 fps, not 23.976 fps which is the US standard. Other releases are encoded in PAL (25 fps). It says uncut on the box, and I believe it. The technical details: - Single BD-50 Disc (!!!). - Disc is marked Region B, but it plays fine on a US PS3 so it must be region free - DTSHD-MA 2.0 English is the only audio option - H.264 24p (not 23.976p, but real 24p), average video bitrate of about 13.6 Mbps - 1.333 : 1 ratio (not 1.37 : 1 Academy) - There are no subtitles / captions of any kind on the disc - There are no commentaries, trailers or extras of any kind. This is an extremely barebones release. Picture quality: When I opened the package up and saw that it was only one disc for 6.5 hours of footage, I got nervous that the picture quality would suck. However, it looks pretty good to me. Doesn't seem to have any obvious artifacts. Footage looks pretty clean, probably DNR'd, but don't quote me. Low light scenes (and they are many) have contrast issues, but not grain issues. If anything, it's a little soft overall. Not the best looking BD by any stretch, but nothing you'd be embarrassed about. For a 1977 mini-series, I'd say it looks good. I think they got away with such a low bitrate because they didn't waste any space on additional audio languages or extras. Also, with the 4:3 framing, there is a lot of black bar space that takes up picture area that they don't need to waste bits encoding. If this was a full 16:9 image, they probably would have had to go to a second disc, or artifacts would be noticeable. Just a guess. Audio Quality: - It's in true stereo. Sounds ok, nothing to write home about. Overall: I'm happy with it. I don't have the Mexican or Spanish release, but I'd guess the picture quality is pretty comparable, even though the Spanish release has a higher bitrate. Audio is fine. My main gripe is the lack of subtitles. Last edited by Deciazulado; 02-12-2023 at 07:45 AM.

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